Narrative:
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air airplane, operated by the Mexican Office of the General Prosecutor, hit a power pole at a height of 14 feet while on approach to Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ), Mexico.
The runway localizer was inoperative at the time of the accident.
» El Siglo de Torreón 29 October 1979, p1+7
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 October 1979 |
| Time: | 23:46 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Procuraduría General de la República - PGR |
| Registration: | XC-PGR |
| MSN: | BB-317 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | N of San Ysidro, CA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Monterrey (unknown airport), Mexico |
| Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ/MMTJ), Mexico |
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air airplane, operated by the Mexican Office of the General Prosecutor, hit a power pole at a height of 14 feet while on approach to Tijuana-Rodriguez Airport (TIJ), Mexico.
The runway localizer was inoperative at the time of the accident.
Sources:
» NTSB» El Siglo de Torreón 29 October 1979, p1+7
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